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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

ID.
A CALL has been made for conven-
ton for South Dakota, TO be held at
Huron july l3. Only those friendly to
division and admission will be admitted
as delegates. The object of this con-
vention is to take steps toward making
a complete canvass Of South Dakota be-
fore the fall election, when the ques-
ton of admission Is to be submitted to
vote. North Dakota will hold SIM
liar convention June %. Each county
is asked to hold convention on July Z
and send delegates. One person in
each county has been appointed TO take
charge of the work, and see that such
convention is held. This matter is nom
partisan and the only qualification
needed is that the person is diyisionist.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
A METHOD IN u. s. HISTORY.

PRELIxINAnY. I. Consider carefully
the time at command. and the amount
to be- studied. From these map out
the work. not rigidly Of course, but APP
proximately.
2. Teach pupils to judge OF the inn
portance Of any event by the results
which follow from 1t; also to trace
these results.
Have in the class as great variety
of text books as possible. II there ara
not two alike, so much the better. AS,
sign definate subject for study, as
Monroe's administration, FOR instance.
The results will differ as widely as the
text books do. Some histories that de-
vote twenty-five pages to Madison's ad-
ministration, win give but three to
Monroe's.
After studying. have general con.
yersation about the lesson. each pupil
mentioning something he has found.
Have all topics mentioned in the class
written upon the board, and discuss
their relative importance. Then IT
the class decide upon a few which they
deem most important to be studied by
all. They will need to exchange h(sto-
ries, and consult the cyclpedia and per-
haps consult the teacher also; but d0n't =
be in q hurry.
After this work Is done have the pu-
pills copy all the s(ected topics into
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
DAKOTA DIVISION.
Call for a Convention OF the Friends
or Division in South
Dakota.

At meeting Of the friends OF division held
In Huron, on the 18th day of June, 1887, IL was
resolved that IL is desirable In view of the
election on the question of division provided
for, by law of the last legislature, that the
friends OF division in both North and South
Dakota should be invited To organize them
selves thoroughly and TO cooperate I'm bar
mony 10 obtain as large an expression as pos
sible at the polls, of the viii of the people
upon the question of division, ut the next cleo
ton.
Therefore for the purpose of effecting such
as they may deem proper, with reference 20
enccting division, We the undersigned, friends
OF division. hereby call upon the friends OF d.
party 10 assemble In thoir various counties,
upon Thursday. the 9TH day OF July, 1881, aud
elect delegates TO "a convention of the friends
OF division, to be held at the city OF Huron. on
Wednesday, the 18th day OF July next, at p,
IN.
The apportionment for such convention Is
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

THE is much excitement at Groton
over the breaking out Of water several
iods from the artesian we'll A large
hole has been made by the water, and
fears are entertained that the town will
be undermined. The theory is that the
well tube has sprung leak which allows
the water to branch of several feet
below the surface.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

IT Is stated that nearly one hundred
publishers in south Dakota have signed
the compact" sent out by President
Davis. agreeing to charge full legal
rates for legal advertising. 1t is to be
hoped the cut rate business is at an end.
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Notes from the Hermitage.


A friend calling at the Hermitage,
not long since, denounced the action
of the late Territorial legislature, on
the usury law, in about the same spirit
that our Savior did the three per cent.
a monthers who had taken possession
of the corner pews in the Temple to
save Office rent.
~.
1t is rumored that Gov. Chuich, by
keen foresight, rigid economy, and
strict attention to business, has man
aged to lay aside from fifty to seventy
five thousand dollars during his So
journ among us. Who says that the
official pap is not succulent and nutri-
tious in this particular Democratic
recruiting reservation Speaking Of
foresight, reminds us that q careful es-
innate reveals the fact that we have
actually lost four million, two hundred
and sixty-three thousand, five hundred
and eighty-one dollars and ninety
seven cents, by having our foresight
located in the back part OF our head.
We do not see what we could do with
the money il we had it. 1t Is all that
we can now do TO get o living, take
care Of what little we have, and make
both ends meet" and we cannot quite
draw the ends together asitis. "Upcle
Zeb" says that the women will cheat
each other as badly in trading hens as
the men will in trading horses. Why
not? women are going to vote one OF
these days, and are putting themselves
in training for politics.
~.
Mr.. Wolff, of Pennsylvania, in his
speech at Cooper's Institute, New York
city, the other day said, "The greatest
obstacle in the way of prohibition is the
unconverted church." A newspaper
in Mississippi, just started in defense
of the liquor traffic, takes four Of its
leading articles from the writings OF
four northern ministers, headed by the
Rev. Howard Crosby. Our Sayior's
greatest obstacle in His teachings came
from the same cause, and he never could
have been cruciiied, had not the ''chief
priests and scribes'' ''stifrei up the
people, to demand it. Mr.. st. John
said, "If the saloons in the United
States were all placed in line. they
would present a solid front Of seven
hundred and eighty miles, This would
line our side OF the railroad track from
Chicago to Pierre, and cost the nation
about million dollars mile yearly
for their support. Do not these state
ments call for the careful, candid COLI
sideration OF every rejecting mind in
the land? Thatlsum laid out in COM
forts, and beautifying. the homes of
those made wretched by lis waste,
would. in a few years make ours the
most happy and prosperous nation on
the face of the globe. In Plymouth,
Wis. last week, the son Of the late M
L.. Evans was murdered by q saloon
keeper, who broke bis skull with q cluh
and pitched him into the streets to die,
We believe that the share Of the profits
that falls to the other partners In the
saloon. the village, was fifty or seventy
i've dollars a year for permit or license
to ruin and murder the young men 81
the village and vicinity. The expense
Of the coroner's Inquest and trial Of the
murderer. is shoyed onto the county e
l,ay. HERMIT.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

THE Huron hook and ladder team
took first prize at the free-for-all race
at the Iowa tournament. Their repu-
tation was so good that no team would
enter TO run with them, and they trot-
ted down the track and captured the
$500 prize.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

A BREAK was made in coffee the first
of the week, and the price dropped six
cents. Several large firms failed as a
result af the break
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

ABOUT the biggest joke Of the season
IS the idea advanced by some fool at
Washington that Gov. Church has or
ders frcm Cleveland to "sit down" on
Hugh J Campbell for asserting Dako-
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

A DIVISION convention for South Da-
kota has been called at Huron July l3,
and for North Dakota at Fargo on
June 23.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

AT the graduating exercises at West
Point last week colored cadet won the
second place. Gen. Sherman was pres.
ent and made the presentation address.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

THE Free Trade Democrat is for sale.
Fred wishes to engage in other busi-
naeS
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18


A Knight Templar Commandery was
organized at Aberdeen last week.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

ta's rights. The governor viii prob
ably find that sitting down on the hump
Of a Campbell's back is not so easy and
graceful as depositing his avoirdupois
in the gubernatorial chair. - IHdiertown
Public ODiDiop.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
9. ELorrnA MAsrrRs, Manager.

This Column Is conducted by the teachers OF
Kingsbury county IA tho interest OF cdncation.
All are invited TO contribute either original or
selected articles. All communications should
be addressed to the Manager.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18
The apportionment for such convention is

Tho objects Of this convention are TO pro-
vide for thorough and vigorous canvass of
South Dakota before the next election, for
Ihe purpose OF bringing ont as strong n
vote as possible In favor OF division. and TO
transact such other business as to the conven-
ton may seem proper.
For the purpose OF organizing the several
counties in South Dakota, this conference
names the following gentlemen, as county
chairmen to organize the necessary county
Aurora, HE. Fellows, Plankinton.
Beadle, L. w. Crofoot. Huron.
Bon Romme. Daniel Wilcox, Running Water.
Brookings, III. :. Murphy, Elkton.
Brown. John III. Drake, Aberdeen.
HruIc, John Strube, Chamberlain.
Campbell Frank Alexander, la Grace.
Charles Mix, A. Il. Lucas, Castalia.
Clark. =. II. Elrod, Clark
Clay, ID. G. Shull, Vermlllon
Codington, Y. ?. Phillips. watertown.
Custer, l.. NJ. Booth.
DAWSON. A. Il. Hitchcock. Mitchell.
Day, j. G.. Adams, Webster.
deuel., A. A. Harkins, Gary.
Douglas, L. l.. Cocque. Harrison.
Faux A. Lawrence, Faulkton.
Fall River. DR., stewart, Hot Springs,
Grant A. IL. Smedley, Milbank.
Hamlin, G.. w. Pierce, Castlewood,
Hand, A. ID. Hill, Miller,
Hanson, A. j. parshall. Alexander.
Hughes, II. NJ. Mcdonald. Pierre.
Hutchinson. 9. Buocher. Freeman.
Hyde, G. II. Price Highmore.
Jcraud, s. +. Huntley. washington Springs.
kingsbury, }. II. Carroll, DE smet.
Lake, II. j. Patterson, Madison.
Lawrence. j.. :. Wnshahaugh, Deadwood.
Lincoln. j. W. Taylor. Carton.
McCook, r. n. Commit, Bridgewater.
Miner. 4. III. Bronson, Howard.
Minnehaha. X. +. Pettigrcw, Sioux Falls.
Moody, Johl Hobart. Egan.
Pennington, j. W. Fowler Rapid City,
Potter, DIR. W. G. Stone.
Roberts II. y. Drake. wiImot.
Sanborn, Y. ID. Kauousa, Woonsoocket.
sphinx, n. w. s'ostor. Frankfort.
Tnion II, G.. Erickson. Elk Point
Yankton, l.. B. French, Yaniyton.
The qualifications for voting at the primnry
and county meetings shall be that the persons
so voting must he known, unqualified and
thorough friends of division; aud all friends
of division irrespective OF party are invited 70
participate,
This conference invites the serious attention
of the people of Dakota to the fact that this
expression of the will of the people OF Dakota
upon this grave and important question, viii
probably be decisive in It's results. IL Is
thought by many wel advised persons that
the next congress will seriously take Np
the question OF the division and admission OF
Dakota.
A decided and unmstakable expression OF
a large majority OF the people OF Dakota,
whose right IL is 10 decide this matter, In favor
division, viii doubtless exercise a strong and
immediate influence upon the action OF con-
gress.
Therefore we most respectfully call upon
all friends of division TO unite, both In sending
strong delegations from each county TO the
proposed convention, aud also In polling the
largest possible vote In the county In favor OF
division.
This is critical moment in the fortunes of
Hokpfu Let her peOnla he unitpu and earnest
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-18

WHEAT took a sudden drop of ten
cents ON Tuesday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05

actively engaged in organizing his force
OF assistants, states that the list as made
out this evening, stands as follows: Will
liam Duncan, present general freight
agent of the Ohio and Mississippi road,
general traffic manager; X. h. Wade,
general superintendent, and G. W. Ste
vens, assistant general superin-
tendent, both now occupying the
same positions on the Wabash;
F. j. Whitney, now assistant general pas
senger agent of the Michigan Central, as
auditor; 8. W. Snow, present general
passenger agent of the Chicago and At
lantic, similar position on the Wabash;
, W. B. Cornean of st. Louis, treasurer;
and T. c. Moore. the old joint agent of
the Chicago pool, general agent. ]. M.
Osborne, commercial agent of the Wabash
at Toledo, will assist in organizing the
freight department, until such time as a
general freight agent is appointed. The
headqu. rters of the company will be at
Chicago, commodious office having
been taken on the fifth floor
of the Resto building on VapBuren
street, opposite the Rock Island dep t and
adj lining the board of trade. No change
will be made among the local officers for
the present. The appointments as general
traffic m anager and auditor are in abey-
ance, Messrs. Duncan and Whitney to
whom the pisces were respectfully ten
dered, still having the offices under con-
sideratiOn
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XLIX CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE senate
soon after reassembling adjourned as q
mark of respect for the memory of
Senator Logan.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. An his prayer
this morning the chaplain referred to the
death of Senator Logan IN the following
words: "Almighty God, since last we
met in this hall it has pleased Thee to
take out of this world the soul of man
eminent alike both in the camp and the
senate, and the nation mourns the loss of
a faithful son and servant. AS the widow
sits desolaJe in her home and the children
feel the weight of their irreparable loss,
grant that the comfort which comes alone
from the religion of our Lord Jesus may
be miniStered to them, and in the blessed
hope of reunion beyond the grave may
they find consolation"
The speaker laid before the house q
communication from Hon. A. S. Hewitt
that he mad fora arded to the
governor of the state of New York his
resignation as representative from the
Tenth congressional district of that state
Laid ON the table.
Mr.. Thomas of Illinois offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unani-
nous y adopted:
OR solved, that the house hes
heard with great sorrow, of the
of the death of Hon. John
A. Logan, late senator of the United
States from the state of Illinois,"
Gas further evidence of respect felt
for the deceased statesman" said MI
Thomas, 81 move that the house do now
adj0urn, giving notice that at later day |
wild ask that the proceedings of the house
be suspended in order that his colleagues
and friends may bear testimony of his
WORTH
The motion was agreed to, and accord
ingly at 2:45 the house adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05
Wabash Matters

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. Judge F. M.
Cooley, the new receiver of the Wabash
lines east of the Mississippi river, and
his legal adviser, Henry Crawford, arrived
from Chicago to-day, and were in con-
ference all morning with Receivers Hum
phrey and Tut, James F How, their
agent, and Wells Blodgett, their attorney.
A general discussion of the Wabash prop
erty and sff, irs was engaged IN, and it
was decided that the two lines shall
operate in harmony as heretofore, and
that the system shall remain complete so
far as its traffic is concerned.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Goschen is to Have Full Control of all
appointments.

Goschen is to Have Full Control of all
Appointments.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-Mr. Goschen, 81
though he will not be the conservative
leader in the house of commons, obtains
control of the appointments. Sir Richard
Cross and Lord lddesleigh have offered
to resign in order to make room for
Goschen's nominees. The result will be
general reconstruction of the cabinet.
Goschen has asked Lord NorthbroCk to
become Sir Richard Cross successor. In
official circles it is accepted as settled,
that in the reconstructed cabinet Hon.
William Henry Smith will be first
lord of the treasury, and leader
10 the house of commons. Lord Sails
bury will hold the foreign portfolio,
in addition to the premiership. Among
Conservatives no expressions of regret
are heard of the prospective retirement
of Sir Richard Cross and Lord Iddesleigh.
Before accepting Goschen closely scru-
tiniZed the accounts and estimates of
the war and navy departments, in order
to ascertain whether or not there were
any grounds for LORD Churchlll's charg-
ing maladministratiou. He found that
Churchill had been misled by wrong data,
which it is supposed were supplied
through interested treasury officials
Goschen is convinced that Lord Randolph
is unable to prove his allegations and
that Lord Salisbury was right in refusing
to reduce the estimates.
RUSSIAN SCHEME.
PARIS, Jan. Russia has concluded
an arrangement for obtaining from H-r-
,sents of Paris a loan Of 100000
francs. The money is to be expended IN
constructing canal from the eastern
extremity of the the Gulf of Pereknp, on
the Black sea, across the neck of land
joining the Crimea to the mainland, to
the Sea of Azof, in order
to afford direct water route
from the river Don to the Black Sea.
The proposed route would be shorter,
mouth OF the Don TO either Odessa, the
mouths of the Danube, Sebastopol or the
Bosphorus, than the present one by way
OF the strait of Eiertich, which is both
roundabout a d difficult. The railways
adjacent to the new water route VIII be
put in direct communication with it.
AN OCEAN COLLISION.
LONDON. Jan 4.-The steamer Drago-
lDdu, WHICH COltlueu WlIl ana SUNK snip
off Bardsey, was from Liverpool for Car
diff. She returned to Mersey after the
collision. Her bows are stove in and
she is otherwise seriously damaged. The
name Of the sunken ship WAS the Duke of
Connaught. She had a crew of twenty
one men and seventeen were drowned
No TREATY MADE.
VIENNA, Jan. 1T is reported that
the German government has assured
Count Kalnoky that the statement that
q treaty had been concluded between
Germany and Russia to the detriment of
the Austrian interest is not true.
ALEXANDER STILL HOPEFUL.
LONDON, Jan. -Rumors are per-
kept float in ST.. Peters burg and
Odessa that Prince Alexander is arrang-
ing for his return to Sofia as king of
Bulgaria.
TOO BAD FOR ELIZABETH.
VIENNA, Jan. the empress is in
failing health. She has ordered her sta
bles here and at Bdda and G0edoelloe to
be closed. Her doctors think she will
never be able toIide again.
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special to the Gazette.

special 10 the Gazette.
DECATUR, TEX, Jan. 4.-Hurrah for
the Denton, Decatur and Jacksboro Rail-
road. Hurrah for Carol and West! l
told you so. When such men as Joe
Carol, Tomas F. West, L. A. Crane, L.
c. Mayes and NJ. W. Shoemaker take
hold OF an enterprise they do something.
Now Decatur is lubilant, as we will have
another railroad sure, and tsat quick.
We have m onkeyed and monkeyed until
monkeying don't so any more. What we
want is real live railroad on the ground
and not paper. We are bound to have
competing freight lines; we are being
eaten up. Long live West and Carroll
Come to Decatur to the banquet with the
first train. gentlemen.
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The St. Louis Arkansas and rexas.

Special to the Gazette.
WNoNA, TEX, Jan. THE GAZETTE
man had an interview with an official of
the st Louis, Arkansas and Texas Rail
way Company in regard to changing the
gauge In answer to questions, he said
the change would take place on Monday
the 10Th inst.
We believe and sincerely hope that the
day Is near when we will have the best
railway facilities in Texas. We have the
land and all we want in this part OF East
Texas is capital and railways.
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just Try Ons.s,

Buy package of Silver Loaf and Eyss
it fair trial. If you do.sthiBS1n will
never regret it. HoYSss6xny disastrous
failures in makipr1fead cause troublous
vexation irsbe household2 This can all
be obstased by trial of Silver Loaf. J.
Il Brown guarantees its purity, strength
and efficiency.
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medical skill could do was done, and that
nothing was done improperly.

CLEVELAND AT WORK AGAIN.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 4.-The president
resumed his official duties this morning.
but seems to be improving steadily. He
had long interview with the civil-serv-
ice commissioners this morning, and SUBJ
sequently received Comptroller Tren-
holm. A regular cabinet meeting was
held this afternoon, all the members ex-
cept Secretary Lamar being in attend
ance.
REASONS FOR PARDON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE president
has commuted to five years Imprisonment
the sentence of John W. Parratt of Al
kansas, convicted murderer
and sentenced to be hanged Janu-
airy "A. He made the following
Endorsement on the application for Par
rats pardon: l am not qaite willing
to pardon absolutely this convict after
his conviction of murder, and after the
denial Of motion for new
trial based substantially upon all the pa
pers now before me. l am entirely salts
fed that he ought not to suffer the ex-
t.eme penalty of the law, but l do not
think that when he killed
elder McAdams he was SO driven
to the wall by the attack of his assailant
as to clearly excuse the taking of life. l
do not believe the convict invited the at
tack, but in considering the application
for his pardon, l cannot overlook
the fact that he armed himself and went
to the place where the man was who had
threatened to kill him before night. In
the belief that the prisoner should be pun
ished for the part he took in this
homicide, and that he is guilty of crime
much less than murder, have deter
mined to commute his sentence to i'm
prisonment st hard labor for q term Of
five years.
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At Waco,
Special to the Gazette.

WACO, TEX, Jan. 1.-THE weather
moderated somewhat last night, snd at
about 9 a. m. snow fell at O lively rate,
covering the ground. Then thaw set in
and most of the snow melted. The pros
p cts are good for ram or more snow to-
night, and everybody is rejoiced at the
prospect of something that will wet the
ground in this country.
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Special to the Gazette.
JEFFERSON, TEX, Jan. 4.-The weather
has been intensely cold for the last few
days, the thermometer registering yester-
day as low as IA above zero. Quite a
heavy snow fell here to-day covering the
ground to the depth of four inches. The
weather is clear and freezing cold this
evening
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RIA Death Sentence

And executionerof alLgpain, Pomeroy's
Petroline Plaster,thegiant Of its line It
never fails. Sold 6Scruggists and Dash
wood & Osche, agentss
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4 MINNESOTA MIDDLE.
&. a. Ames, the Democratic Candidate
Takes the Oath as Governor

ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 4.-Dr. A. A.
Ames, late candidate for governor of this
state on the Democratic ticket. appeared
before Judge Come of the municipal
court this morning and took the oath of
Oflice as governor. 1t is understood this
ia preliminary to contesting
the seat of Governor elect McGill.
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At Victoria.

Special to the Gazette.
VICTORIA, TEX, Jan. 1.-THE weather
is threatening and bad. 1t is cold and
damp and has been raining all day.